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Judy Wexler
Judy Wexler's journey to
jazz singing followed a somewhat circuitous route. Judy was
always musical, having studied piano since the age of 5…those pedals
were tough to reach! At college, she began to follow an
intensive program of classical piano, devoting most of her evening
hours to the UC Santa Cruz practice rooms. At that time, her
exposure to jazz was minimal -- mostly through listening to Dave
Brubeck and Carmen McRae albums, and taking a few jazz piano lessons.
After graduation, her acting work with a theater company led her to San
Francisco. Lucky for her, her future husband was living in the
flat upstairs. A long-time jazz fan himself, he introduced her to
the music of Coltrane, Miles Davis, Eddie Jefferson, Dexter Gordon, and
Oliver Nelson. When they moved together to North Beach, they
lived just up the block from the legendary Keystone Korner, and spent
many nights attending concerts by Elvin Jones, Sarah Vaughan, Eddie
Jefferson and Richie Cole, Dexter Gordon, and on and on. Judy's
appreciation for jazz grew. A move to Los Angeles and marriage
followed, where Judy pursued an acting career and appeared in many
plays and a few TV shows, most notably a guest starring role on the
long-running Frasier.
After many years, she quit acting and turned her focus to jazz piano,
first studying jazz harmony at the Grove School of Music, and then for
several years with acclaimed jazz pianist, Terry Trotter — the goal to
accompany herself. After more than three years, though, she
decided to focus solely on singing (her primary love!) and work with
the great pianists who live in the Los Angeles area.
Easy on the Heart marks Judy’s debut CD release. It is a modern,
eclectic mix of standards, pop tunes, and lesser-known tunes deserving
greater recognition. Produced by Barbara Brighton and arranged by
piano great, Alan Pasqua, it was released on March 15, 2005 to critical
acclaim and is getting extensive radio airplay. Easy on the Heart
remained on the JazzWeek Charts for over 6 weeks.
Downloads
> Judy
Wexler Biography (pdf)
> Judy
Wexler Quotes (pdf)
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Jazz Times Review "Easy On The Heart" (pdf)
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All Music Review "Easy On The Heart" (pdf)
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"Moment to Moment" from "Easy on the Heart" (Rhombus 2005) (mp3)
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"I'm In Love" from "Easy on the Heart" (Rhombus 2005) (mp3)
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